Friday, October 26, 2012

Dueling ads from Barletta and Stilp

Lou Barletta has his first spot up.

From the inbox: Dear
Gort
--

Today we released our latest campaign ad and I wanted to make sure you saw it. It’s called “In Our Corner” and you can watch it here.It highlights my record of fighting for Pennsylvanians, whether it’s
their jobs, their Medicare benefits, or their safety. It’s a record I’m
proud of and I hope you are too.

It shows a boxing ring and says he is fighting for Pennsylvania seniors. I am the only one sick of the boxing metaphors and the "fighting for us" tag line from politicians on both sides. An election is about who will govern not who can win a brawl in the schoolyard.

I'm sure you will be shocked that he says he is against illegal immigration. Then he takes a shot at Gene Stilp saying "He’s fighting for a radical agenda." That tells you Lou is worried about Gene. Barletta attacks his opponent in his first TV spot when the Captains Obvious college professors think he is lock for reelection. There has not been any public polling in this race but it just might be the surprise of election night.

Stilp responds with his usual good humor.

From the inbox:

Today,
11th Congressional District Candidate and Democratic Nominee, Gene
Stilp, unveiled a campaign advertisement which recounts the difficult
fights he has taken on in the past, under intense heat and pressure to
do otherwise, and states that he is not afraid of doing the right thing
in Congress, no matter how hot it gets.

The
unique 30 second ad cites the longtime activist's prior fights against
the 2005 illegal legislative payraise and perpetrators of government
waste, fraud and abuse in state government and states that Mr. Stilp can
take on "the firestorm of corruption in Washington".

Additionally
it cites the misleading comments from his opponent, Congressman Lou
Barletta's recent ad. It states that Mr. Stilp wants to cut over $700
million from Medicare.

In
addressing the false claim, Mr. Stilp said, "Mr. Barletta's ad is
completely false. It's Congressman Barletta that wants to cut Medicare,
as he voted for the Ryan Budget, which would turn Medicare into a
voucher program and would harm our seniors. Mr. Barletta has taken
hundreds of thousands of dollars from lobbyists and corporations to run
this false and misleading ad. That is what is wrong with Washington and
is why I am running. As you can see in this ad, I am uniquely equipped
to take on this fight."